((((Smartie+Spacepuppy)))
dammit
Cousin came down with some ailment or other and has backed up of the trip. You all know how much I love road trips alone (not to mention paying for the hotel room myself) so I have some serious thinking to do.
peeks head in
Howdy.
Busy week… no signs of it slowing down… but I’m sneaking a 10-minute sanity break because goddammit, I’ve earned one.
Annoying coworker is getting steadily more annoying. She keeps finding excuses not to do the tasks assigned to her, the latest of which is “but I’m not an Excel whiz”. Tough cookies, honey… neither am I, but I’ve somehow managed to figure it out as I go (which, let’s be honest, is the best way to learn something anyway).
If she’d only use the time she currently spends complaining actually DOING the work, she might realise that the deadlines aren’t as bad as she thinks they are.
I’ll admit, I skimmed most of the last few pages, but let’s see how much I can cover in one post:
SmartiePants, so sorry about the pup. She’s had a good life, though, being spoiled rotten by the two of you. {{hugs}}
LiLi, apparently the universe is unfair. Why do the bad parents get the easy labour? Hmph. Congrats on the new addition to the extended family-in-law, though. And yay on Gnat finally starting to get the hang of this sleeping thing.
Congratumalations on the new addition to your family too, Spaz. He’s kee-ute!
Awesome beaver cake, Vundy. I giggled out loud at the foaming mouth. 
{{Haze}} Adjusting to a new place is never easy, especially when you’ve left a big chunk of your heart in the old place. Been there, done that. It’ll get better, though - don’t give in to the unhappy feelings, because they will suck you down into a bad place very fast (this I say from experience).
Mork, just so you know… at this point in time, the promo price on the iPhone can be had for all upgrade tier levels, so long as you’re renewing term on both the voice and data components of your plan.
Sadly, as with any promo-priced upgrades, you usually need to get through anywhere from two to four mouth-breathers before you get someone with a clue - don’t even get me started on the fuss I had to make before I got my last Blackberry at the proper price, and I work for these mofos. Oy. :rolleyes:
Awwww, smarty, that breaks my heart. {{{{{space dawg}}}}
Did I tell you it is gadoffal hawt here? Our heat index is going into triple digits for the foreseeable future. And, of course, the office resembles the artic. 
Tomorrow is my second attempt to get rid of Teh Dizzy. Wish me luck.
Tupug
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
One of my vendors just outed me as an Obama supporter to the office die hard Republican!!
I didn’t think there were any Republicans in the People’s Republic of Taxachussetts.
There are plenty in the western part of the state, but I’m surprised she’d find many around Boston!
{{{**Smartie **& SpaceDawg}}
I read everything… and retained nothing. So hugs to those who need them.
I like using turmeric in cooking, but I don’t like how it makes my fingers yellow for a long time afterward. I think they’re finally mostly better now (from making dinner last night), but earlier this morning my hands looked a bit jaundiced!
WOndered where you were, Muppet. Good to see you.
We’ve been to the grocery store, had lunch, and are currently listening to tinny Mozart and Nat’s making “Rrr! Rrrrr!” noises. Satisfactory all round. He’s on our bed, which is currently in the middle of the livingroom, because we were not lying next to him last night. It provided a lovely place to watch tv, and is very comfy for flopping. I don’t think I’ll make it permanent, though.
Now we’re listening to VNV Nation for a change of pace. My FiL says my perfectly respectable EBM and electronica is all disco.
Good morning everyone. I’m up and the coffee is brewing.
Soon, I shall start laundry and repacking for tomorrow’s trip. I would have like to slept for awhile longer, but my back just couldn’t take the bed any longer.
I guess I’ve nothing else of note to add.
I mentioned going by Bumba’s shop last night, but I realized a good many of you probably wouldn’t know him. Swampy,** FCM** and **gt ** would remember him for sure, but I’m not sure the rest of you would.
first?
eta - w00t!
I had a long talk with Brother and decided it wasn’t that essential that I go up this weekend - so we’re putting the trip off for a while
Yes, I’m alive.
You can ask again after I’ve worked all weekend if that’s still the case. I have my doubts. The extra overtime pay is all well and good, but this brutal work schedule very well might kill me before I have a chance to spend any of it. (on a side note: please please please let the overtime gods smile upon Friday’s paycheque… please)
taxi, turmeric is one of the only spices I measure out with a small spoon as opposed to my fingers (the others are curry, because it usually has lots of turmeric, and cayenne, lest I rub some into my eye by accident because I’m dumb like that).
Also, I need to figure out a way to get music to the office to drown out the sounds of annoying coworker’s personal calls, but in such a way that it doesn’t disturb coworkers. It may not be “disco” like VNV Nation ( ), but most people don’t have a taste for jungle or micro-house.
Are you not allowed to use an i-Pod with ear buds, Mahna? When the noise gets to be too much in my office, that’s what I use. Admittedly, it’s rare that it gets noisy in my workspace, but once in awhile, it can get ridiculous.
Well, I wanted to vent a tiny bit, so here I am.
After working for 12 to 16 hours a week, on my way home last Thuesday, two kids were screwing around in cars and one ended up hitting me pretty much head-on. My car is totalled and I have no money to get a new car. The guilty party’s insurance was expired. Michigan’s no-fault laws make it very painful for me to get anything legally done. Luckily, someone in another office has a dad that’s a doctor, so I got checked out. I just have a muscle spasm in my neck, and that’s all (which is good). So now my mother’s car isn’t moving either because (presumably) the air conditioning unit is bad and prevents the fan belt from turning.
Bah. Anyone have a spare car that I can use?
A small bit of joy has returned to the VunderLair. VWife went to the pharmacy and got her prescription refilled. It will be a day before her Percocet builds up to the point that she’s not miserable.
Usually I get a little short-tempered with her when she has to deal with a shortage because when she’s not sulking, she’s chewing my head off. This time it’s been almost all sulk, because both of us know why it’s happening, and plotting revenge has been therapeutic for both of us. 
Oh, BTW, the bottle will be hidden outside of the house under lock and key before Sharon shows up tomorrow. I had to promise VWife that she’d have her say during the showdown. Not a problem, but I go first.
loune, that’s horrible! Was this an underage driver? Is there no possibility of a civil suit to at least recoup your loss?
taters, I remember bumba and miss him here in the MMP. I know he posts at skip’s board.
earbuds-plugs-phones are essential in my office, because of the close floor plan, they don’t want us getting into volume wars - we each seem to have very different tastes in music
However, the in ear buds were getting very uncomfortable - any suggestions for non-obtrusive alternatives (as in, not full sized headphones)?
He was an underage driver. Well, underage meaning that he wasn’t 21. Apparently there are talks of some kind of lawsuit. All I want to know is how that’s going to get me a car. I was minding my own business and now I have no car. That sucks ass.
Yeah, Tupug, ** I was going to pop in to Skip’s** board and say hello to Bumba, but I can’t remember my user name or password. I chose a different user name from here because I was going through some pretty rough stuff and wanted to be anonymous.
At any rate, I’ve sent an email to him asking for help, and hope he’ll respond.
I forgot to mention we toured the Tillamook Cheese factory while we were on the coast. It has really changed since we were there on our honeymoon. Still it was interesting. We bought some cheese curds to munch on too. The kids were not at all impressed by the curds and were kinda squicked by how they squeaked in the mouth. I thought it was funny.
LOUNE, that really sucks about your car. I really hope something works out for you. Driving uninsured is a big, big NO-NO here. It can result in a very big fine.
Silly kids! Squeaky curds is how you know they’re fresh!
And…on what coast is this cheese factory? I like curds, but won’t go out of my way for them, but some of our friends are rabid for the things and import them from Minnesota now and then, so they might like a closer source.